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Final Fantasy was the first in a series currrently featuring numerous to grace our shelves. Gamers flocked to buy a game that would either make or break Squaresoft. Square's gamble had paid off, and they rose up to be one of the most prominant game developers in Japan, and soon the world. Pushing the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) to it's limits, Square had created a classic. |
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After the overwhelming success of Final Fantasy I, Square proceeded to make a sequel. At the time this second installment only ever saw the light of day in Japan, but was released on the Playstation as part of FFOrigins in 2003. It followed where Final Fantasy I in regards to graphics, gameplay and sound, but launched the gamer into a whole new world and another enthralling story. |
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Final Fantasy 3 was the third in the series to the Japanese, but was never not released internationally. Pushing the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) further than ever before, Square delivered another cracker of a game. This was the last Final Fantasy to appear on the NES and by now Square had the strongohld over the RPG market. |
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1991 was the year of the SNES (Super Nintendo Entertainment System) and also of Final Fantasy 4. Taking full advantage of the capacity of the new console Square were able to produce a stunning game. This was also released in America but as Final Fantasy 2 (It was the second FF in the US at the time). The US version also had several modifications to the story line. |
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Until 1999, Final Fantasy V was only ever seen in Japan, where yet again fans came in their droves to get a taste of Square's latest offering. Final Fantasy V is supposedly the darkest of the series, and involves some unexpected twists in the story. Fans later complained that these twists did not make the game as enjoyable as the others, but on the whole it was still an excellent game. |
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This was seen as the game that launched Square into a dominant position in the international market. This game marked an end with Square's partnership with Nintendo, something which Nintendo will rue to this day. This was the second Final Fantasy to be released simultaneously in the US as well as Japan (the first being FFIV) and pushed the SNES into uncharted territory. |
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Final Fantasy 7 has somewhat of a cult following, and deservedly so. This was Square's first foray into the world of CD-ROM gaming and was made for the newly released 32-bit Playstation. This was a huge contrast from the old 2Mb cartridges, and Square took up a staggering 3 CDs (approx 1.9Gb) with Final Fantasy VII. |
| Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children |
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Advent Children is Square-Enix's second attempt to make a movie, the first being The Spirits Within and resulting in massive losses for the company. AC charts events two years after the occurance of Final Fantasy VII and uses state-of-the-art CGI to give a realistic appearance. The voice-actors were also adequately chosen and convey the characters well. |
| Final Fantasy 7: Before Crisis |
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Square-Enix continue to expand their user base with another title in the Final Fantasy VII compilation. Before Crisis is exclusively for mobile phones and additional chapters can be downloaded when released. Before Crisis follows the lives of The Turks 6 years before the events of Final Fantasy 7 and focuses on their rise to power. |
| Final Fantasy 7: Crisis Core |
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The first Final Fantasy outing on the PSP. Crisis Core continues Square-Enix's new direction into Action-RPGs and focuses on Zack during the pre-FF7 years. Apart from that not much is known about the game at this early stage. |
